Blog Post 2

Ghada's sister and mother are most frustrated with the lack of help that the Palestinians receive, showing the naive nature of them both. When the family first arrives in Syria for example, Siham is distraught that the people seem to be oblivious of the hardships the Palestinians are enduring, "the sight of people looking normal, strolling about, sitting in the sun, even picnicking on the banks of the river. 'Why don't they look sad?' she asked. 'Don't they know whats happening to us?'" Additionally her mother earlier on, when they were in Palestine, struggles to understand why organizations and countries from around the world haven't helped the Palestinians. They see the terror that the Arabs are enduring, and can't comprehend why everyone isn't rushing to help them, or furthermore morning their hardships. These women have been sheltered till now in their life, clearly displayed by their reactions to the situation. They have grown up in lived in a close knit community where people visit each other everyday and are always their to help one another. Now this has been stripped from them. But even more, they are waking up to the harsh reality that people aren't always looking out for on another, even within their Arab community.